Life & family
Ty Dolla Sign, also written Ty Dolla $ign, Ty$, or Dolla Sign, is an American singer, songwriter, musician, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer. He has been a member of hip-hop supergroup TGOD Mafia, with Juicy J, Wiz Khalifa, and TM88; duo MihTy, with Jeremih; and hip hop superduo ¥$, with Kanye West.
He is the son of Phyllis and musician Tyrone Griffin, a member of funk band Lakeside, and grew up in South Central Los Angeles. Ty has a daughter. He is a Muslim.
Ty’s maternal grandfather was named Eustace Moore.
Ty’s maternal grandmother was Doris Annette Roby (the daughter of Milton Roby/Robie and Etta Lee Wilson). Doris was born in Tennessee. Milton was the son of George Roby and Rosie, and was a member of the Memphis Jug Band, a musical group active from the 1920s to the 1950s, featuring harmonica, kazoo, fiddle, and mandolin or banjolin. Etta was the daughter of Owen Wilson and Rosetta Lanier.
Sources
Death record of Ty’s maternal grandmother, Doris Annette (Roby) Moore – https://www.familysearch.org